You'll Love This Online Webinar If: You want to make your own website for free You're an aspiring author who wants advanced knowledge about domains, hosting, or plugins to use for your online platform You're wondering what the difference is between a blog and a website We live in a world full of technology that allows us to move at break-necking speeds in terms of sharing information. Be apart of today's world and create a website that spotlights your writing and expertise. Whether you are an unpublished writer who wants to start building a platform or a published author looking to improve your website, this online webinar has something for everyone.
Media guru Jane Friedman teaches you how to make your own website for free — all that is required of you is time and patience. You'll get an overview of the top website tools available for creating a website, the mistakes that most beginners make (and how to avoid them).
You'll learn — step-by-step — how to use Wordpress , either at Wordpress.com or on your own domain. This includes deciding which Wordpress themes are best for your site, the basic, free, Wordpress plug-ins that you'll need and how to extend the functionality of your site with more advanced plug-ins. During this nearly two-hour webinar, you'll also learn:
Five simple web design services that help you create a codeless website, for free and what services to avoid - Wordpress, Weebly, Tumblr, Blogger, and About.me When to hire a professional web design company or site developer, you'll learn how much you can expect to spend The absolute must-have elements for every author site, even if you're unpublished Common mistakes and pitfalls of websites and blogs What site upgrades or additional features you might want No matter what level of technical skill or knowledge you have, you'll learn something new in this online webinar. Make your own website (and start thinking of the content you want to showcase) — download Create an Author Website in 24 Hours or Less now!
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In This Online Webinar You'll Learn: How to get started with Wordpress, either at Wordpress.com or on your own domain How to add multimedia to your site (audio, video, photos, etc) How to integrate social media sharing tools onto your site When you to own a domain and how to find a web hosting site About Jane Friedman Jane Friedman is the former publisher of Writer's Digest, who now serves as web editor for the
Virginia Quarterly . She has spoken on writing, publishing, and the future of media at more than 200 events since 2001, including South by Southwest, BookExpo America, and the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. Jane has more than a decade of hands-on experience in using new media and technology to engage and grow both online and offline communities, and has been blogging for an audience of creative professionals since 2001. Her presence on Twitter (135,000+ followers) is often cited as a model for those seeking to use a web presence and social media effectively. Find out more at JaneFriedman.com.
What Writers Are Saying About This Online Webinar: "As a writer I have always heard the term author platform thrown around, but before this webinar, I really didn't know what it meant. The #1 thing I am going to take away from Jane's talk is the fact that I don't have to be super technology savvy to build my website. Now I have the confidence to post my work on my own site for all to see." "I have never attended a webinar before hearing this one, but I have to say it was very informative. The speaker made it very easy to understand how to build a website and gave step-by-step examples of some websites too." —Corey Do you love this online webinar? Write a review!
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